History
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Yalta: Witness to History
When the Big Three Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin convened at this fabled Crimean seaside resort in 1945, the whole world was watching
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A Mystery in Miniature
An enigmatic button once decorated the uniform of Haitian liberator Toussaint Louverture
Outsmarting Napoleon
War games enthusiasts use miniature soldiers and multiple-terrain boards to simulate real battles
Reds versus Whites
A masterpiece in porcelain replays old struggles between Bolshevik and Czarist opponents
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A Social Divide Written in Stone
Archaeological research at Cliff Palace resumes after 80 years. Surprises are the order of the day
The Steam Locomotive
Even in the computer age, a thousand-ton train driven by fire and water inspires awe
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Dawn in the Garden of Good and Evil
Georgia's founding father knew best, but Savannah didn't stay unsinful for long
For Whom the Bell Tolled
In the Spanish Civil War, as a horrified world watched, the future of Europe seemed at stake
The Long Good-bye
In which it is argued that a look at the history of divorce may make you feel better about our own scandalous ways
The ACLU Defends Everybody
Its clients have ranged from Muhammad Ali to Oliver North, but its real allegiance is to the Bill of Rights
Mark Catesby
Both Audubon and Linnaeus were indebted to this intrepid British limner of the New World
The Old North Trail
This ancient, sacred highway may have carried travelers from Canada to Mexico
Near and Far, We're Waving the Banner for Flags
Across time and distance, these colorful emblems fluttering in the breeze are symbols steeped in our history and our cultures
The Grave at Vukovar
A war crimes tribunal sent forensic scientists to investigate mass graves in the former Yugoslavia. What happened there?
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A Nova Crew Strains, and Chants, to Solve the Obelisk Mystery
The public television team put theories to the test to uncover the secrets of how the ancient Egyptians moved and raised the giant blocks
Making History by Rising to New Heights
The people of Valmeyer, Illinois, awash in water three years ago, have built a whole new hometown, this time above the flood line
The Way We Were—and the Way We Went—in 1846
What with the Mexican War, and a million square miles of new real estate, our westward destiny became highly manifest
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An Editor's Note
A book from Smithsonian's editor recounts tales of writers and wars, photographers and Presidents, and the experiences of life in journalism
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